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Dear humans,
It's the first time that I have written to you, my children.
I used to send you many messages. But you always overlooked them. So I wanted to write you a letter.
In the very beginning, let me tell you more about our family. Dear humans, besides you, I have many other children. Some swim in water, and some live in ice-covered places. Some are as small as your fingernails, such as bugs, and some are as big as cars. They might be very close to you, or even live in your house. But there are others that you may never meet.
You bring them home to be your pets, friends and helpers. You put them in zoos.
You kill them for their meat and fur. And you even kill them for fun. They bring you money and happiness, but they also bring illness and death.
I hope you can remember that wild animals are not your food or clothes. They are not killers either.
Humans, you are clever and hard-working. You have colourful cultures and advanced technologies. You can decide where you go.
But you don’t respect me. You change my weather, my lands, my rivers... you ask for so much of me, more than what I can give you. I’m worried that one day you will be lonely.
So, humans, grow up to be more responsible.
Yours,
Mother Earth
词汇
overlook /ˌəʊvəˈlʊk/ v. 忽略,未注意到 fingernail /ˈfɪŋɡəneɪl/ n. 手指甲
advanced /ədˈvɑːnst/ adj. 先进的
句型
1. You ask for so much of me, more than what I can give you. 你们向我要得太多了,超出了我能够给你们的。
2. I’m worried that one day you will be lonely. 我很担心有一天你们会孤单。
lonely是主观上的孤独,常常含有负面的情绪。alone是客观上的孤独,强调独自一人的状态。
⇒ She has lived alone since she graduated, but she doesn’t feel lonely.
理解
1. Why did Mother Earth write the letter to humans?
2. What should we do in daily life if we want to be more responsible?
Dear humans,
It's the first time that I have written to you, my children.
I used to send you many messages. But you always overlooked them. So I wanted to write you a letter.
In the very beginning, let me tell you more about our family. Dear humans, besides you, I have many other children. Some swim in water, and some live in ice-covered places. Some are as small as your fingernails, such as bugs, and some are as big as cars. They might be very close to you, or even live in your house. But there are others that you may never meet.
You bring them home to be your pets, friends and helpers. You put them in zoos.
You kill them for their meat and fur. And you even kill them for fun. They bring you money and happiness, but they also bring illness and death.
I hope you can remember that wild animals are not your food or clothes. They are not killers either.
Humans, you are clever and hard-working. You have colourful cultures and advanced technologies. You can decide where you go.
But you don’t respect me. You change my weather, my lands, my rivers... you ask for so much of me, more than what I can give you. I’m worried that one day you will be lonely.
So, humans, grow up to be more responsible.
Yours,
Mother Earth
词汇
overlook /ˌəʊvəˈlʊk/ v. 忽略,未注意到 fingernail /ˈfɪŋɡəneɪl/ n. 手指甲
advanced /ədˈvɑːnst/ adj. 先进的
句型
1. You ask for so much of me, more than what I can give you. 你们向我要得太多了,超出了我能够给你们的。
2. I’m worried that one day you will be lonely. 我很担心有一天你们会孤单。
lonely是主观上的孤独,常常含有负面的情绪。alone是客观上的孤独,强调独自一人的状态。
⇒ She has lived alone since she graduated, but she doesn’t feel lonely.
理解
1. Why did Mother Earth write the letter to humans?
2. What should we do in daily life if we want to be more responsible?
答案：1. Because all the messages Mother Earth sent to humans before were overlooked. She hopes to tell humans to respect the earth, stop killing wild animals for meat, fur or fun, stop taking too many resources from the earth, and grow up to be more responsible, so that humans won't end up being lonely one day.
2. We can save water and electricity in daily life, choose low-carbon travel ways, never buy products made from wild animals, and take good care of the plants and small animals around us. (答案合理即可)
2. We can save water and electricity in daily life, choose low-carbon travel ways, never buy products made from wild animals, and take good care of the plants and small animals around us. (答案合理即可)
解析：
1. 从文章第一段和末尾内容可找到依据：地球母亲此前多次向人类传递警示信息，但都被人类忽略了。她看到人类伤害野生动物、不尊重地球、过度索取超出地球承载能力的资源，担心未来人类会陷入孤立的境地，因此写下这封信呼吁人类变得更有责任心。
2. 本题为开放性题目，结合文章保护野生动物、爱护地球的核心主题，列举日常生活中力所能及的环保、护生行为即可，答案不唯一。
2. 本题为开放性题目，结合文章保护野生动物、爱护地球的核心主题，列举日常生活中力所能及的环保、护生行为即可，答案不唯一。